Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if an authorised person--
(a) reasonably suspects a commission water restriction is being, or has been, contravened at any place; or
(b) reasonably considers it is necessary to enter a non-residential place to conduct an audit or inspection to monitor compliance with a commission water restriction.
(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (5), the authorised person may enter the place for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the commission water restriction at any reasonable time of the day or night.
(3) Before entering the place, the authorised person must do, or make a reasonable attempt to do, the following things--
(a) identify himself or herself to an occupier, by complying with section 1088;
(b) tell the occupier the purpose of the entry.
(4) Subsection (3) does not require the authorised person to take a step that may frustrate or otherwise hinder the purposes of the entry.
(5) For subsection (1)(a), a place does not include a building or other structure, or the part of a building or other structure, used for residential purposes.
(6) In this section--
commission water restriction see the Water Act 2000, schedule 4.
non-residential place means a place not used for residential purposes.